I left that out? Canon Photo Pro Glossy. Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 7:21 AM Subject: Re: Winners (PDML 2001 Printer Challenge) > Tom, nice work on the "Challenge". What kind of paper did the > grand prize winner Mike Nosal use? Congratulations to the > winners! > Steve Larson > Redondo Beach, California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax Discussion Malling List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 11:26 PM > Subject: Winners (PDML 2001 Printer Challenge) > > > > Here are the winners of the PDML 2001 Printer Challenge. > > > > For those who have not been following this Challenge, it all started when > I > > told someone on the list I had never seen an inkjet print that I though > > matched a photographic print. He said I had not seen one of his. I > replied, > > send me one. He didn't, but Aaron said everybody should send me one. And I > > said if they do I will post a list of printer ratings based on those > prints. > > To prime the pump, I said I would confer upon the senders best three > prints, > > based on my opinion, the title of "PDML 2001 Master Digital Printer". I > > mentioned this to the area Pentax Rep and he offered to donate some Pentax > > memorabilia as prizes. > > > > So there are basically two phases to this challenge. > > > > One, a compilation of printer ratings based upon prints sent to me by list > > members. The rating for a given printer is based upon the best print I > have > > received that was printed on that particular model printer. I will give > the > > current ratings in another post. This list of rating is an ongoing thing > and > > I will post them monthly. > > > > Two, this contest, based upon my purely subjective rating of the prints I > > have received. The winner's have been selected from those who had sent me > > prints postmarked on or before December 15, 2001, and were made from the > > submitter's original photos. Names of the prints have been assigned by me > > for my convenience. Prizes will be mailed about the end of the week. > > > > These three winners may add the sig line "2001 PDML Master Digital > Printer" > > to their PDML posts. You won it, flaunt it. > > > > So here are the WINNERS! (Drum roll please, maestro). > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Third Prize (Winner of the Pentax PMA Lapel Pin featuring the MZ-S). > > Kathy Leickly --Autumn Trees > > > > Xerox Tektronix Phaser 850. No details > > > > Because I like it! Kathy sent three identical photos, one done on an HP > > Deskjet 722C, two done on the Xerox (one on plain paper, one on glossy > photo > > paper). My selection for third place is the one done on the glossy photo > > paper with the Xerox. The Phaser printers are what Tektronics used to call > > solid state laser printers that use a block of toner instead of powder. > > Kathy says he blocks are wax like. The resulting print has a kind of oil > > painting like look to it. Strangely the print on plain paper is shinier > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Second Prize (winner of the Leather Pentax Keycase). > > Paul Stenquist --Maple Leaf > > > > Epson Photo 1200, printed from a 4800dpi scan using an Agfa Duoscan 2500 > T > > from a transparency taken with a Pentax LX and a Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 > > Macro. > > > > Paul's print is on Ilford Inkjet Matte Fine Art Paper. The maple leaf > seems > > to glow. This paper hides printer defects, but give an almost painting > like > > print. Certainly the print is worthy of hanging on the wall. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Grand Prize (winner of the Pentax Swiss Army Knife). > > Mike Nosal --Column > > > > Epson 1270, printed at 480dpi, from a scan made on an Imacon Flextight > > scanner. Taken with his Pentax ZX-7, and a "F" 80-200 lens. > > > > Mikes print of the details of a column is an example of a print that will > > show every defect of the printer. Large areas of monotone show any sign of > > banning or unevenness. The column is about 90% white which will clearly > show > > up any halftoning. It shows very little of any of those problems. What it > > does show is that it is worthwhile to use a higher res image than is > usually > > claimed to be optimum. Mikes superb print shows that today's inkjet > printer > > can do very high quality work. > > > > Ciao, > > graywolf > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. 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